Research Fellowships

CMR-Nepal offers research fellowships to deserving candidates conducting research related to media. Since 2014, the CMR-Nepal is not calling application for the fellowships, but rather offering fellowships to interested researchers seeking fellowship.

Benefits

  • Workspace equipped with a computer, internet and a small selection of media books at the Research Resource Center at Anamnagar, Kathmandu. Fellows are entitled to use the meeting space.
  • Research support from CMR-Nepal staff and members. Many fellows want guidance on review of literature, methodology, data collection and presentation.
  • Engagement in CMR-Nepal’s activities and researches.
  • And, opportunities of social networking.

Sudeep uprety

Research Fellow 2012

CMR-Nepal’s research fellowship laid foundation of my career.

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Senior research fellow

Ujjwal Acharya (Senior Research Fellow 2020-2024) is studying internet freedom, social media and digital journalism.

Research fellow

Himesh Ratna Bajracharya (Research Fellow 2019-2022) is studying history and development of Nepal bhasa journalism.

Past senior fellow

Binod Dhungel (senior research fellow 2015-16) studied Press Freedom Violations During Madhesh Movement.

Past Fellow

Advocate Bhakti Ram Ghimire (research fellows 2017-18) analyzed court verdicts on cases registered under ETA, Clause 47.

Research fellows 2013-14

  1. Umesh Pokhrel (research topic: relationship and information flow between journalists and security agencies)
  2. Kanchan Adhikari (research topic: comparative study of editorials of national dailies)
  3. Ganesh Paudel (research topic: journalists’ use of Wikipedia as research resouce)
  4. Bhuwan KC (senior fellow) (research topic: political inclination and affiliation of journalists; and it’s impact of news contents)

RESEARCH Fellows 2012-13

  1. Mukunda Nepal (research topic: social media’s role in mainstream media’s agenda setting)
  2. Sudeep Uprety (research topic: media discourse on security issues)
  3. Umesh Shrestha (research topic: audience response on online news)
  4. Rajneesh Bhandari (research topic: impact of mobile evolution on youth in Nepal)
  5. Prakash Acharya (senior fellow) (research topic: use of anonymous sources in Nepali newspapers)

Apply for fellowship

Requests for consideration for fellowships are accepted on case to case basis. If you are interested please email your research project with your CV to cmrnepal@butmedia.org